Written answer
Agriculture Schemes
The Minister provided 2025 ANC and BISS stocking-rate breakdowns, noting exclusions and that environmentally constrained parcels may qualify at reduced stocking rates.
142. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of farmers in each land category (details supplied); and average stocking rate, with regard to the ANC payment, in tabular form. [74941/26]
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143. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ANC payment, the breakdown of the number of recipients, by stocking rate, in ranges 0, 0-0.1, 0.1-0.2, 0.2-0.3, 0.3-0.4, 0.4-0.5. [74933/26]
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144. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the BISS payment, the breakdown of the number of recipients, by stocking rate in ranges, 0, 0-0.1, 0.1-0.2, 0.2-0.3, 0.3-0.4, 0.4-0.5. [74927/26]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 142 to 144, inclusive, together.
The requested information is shown below.
All figures shown relate to the 2025 scheme year.
* Figures shown do not include ANC applicants paid on tillage land or those applicants using prior year stocking profiles for payment, who have not met stocking in the current (2025) scheme year.
** Where recipients have a less than 0.10LU/HA stocking rate, they have one or more environmentally constrained parcels on their holding. These parcels can qualify for a reduced stocking rate.
*** Recipients can be paid across a number of land categories and have been accounted for in each of land categories they have received payment against.